₦airaland Forum

Mstravelindiva:
Another beautiful sunset over the Pacific Ocean. I never get bored of this view. This was just taken from my balcony (with Waikiki beach on the other side of the buildings). It’s the simplest things that bring us joy.

Thank you for allowing me to share and bring you along my journey. I wish you all peace and bountiful blessings.

Take care and be well friends!

...Our pleasure,more wins.....

Mstravelindiva:
Yes it is, Pearl Harbor is located on the Island of Oahu. It’s such an amazing yet humbling site.

... I see....

Danielnino00:
Aside Arike,how many young players in the WNBA can we boost of?

Unlike the NBA, Nigeria doesn't have the luxury of many players from the WNBA... I wonder where the problem is from...

..It is because the female game is just growing The NBA started in the 1946, while WNBA started in 1996..50 years apart.....It will get better.

Danielnino00:
Aside Arike,how many young players in the WNBA can we boost of?

Unlike the NBA, Nigeria doesn't have the luxury of many players from the WNBA... I wonder where the problem is from...

....to be honest, they are not much, Micheala Onyenwere is one that if she can switch will be good for us, the funny thing is she has the nigerian flag on her page, though, it seems she has already played for the U.S at the 3*3 games, i do not know what the rules her for someone like her....but she will be a good addition if it is possible.

Danielnino00:
I really like how coach Otis has been gradually integrating new players into the team while retaining most of the older players...it keeps the team chemistry strong.. I hope we would be able to get the Ogwumike sisters for the world cup... And maybe one more player from the WNBA... More importantly,the team needs good shooters!

...This basically what we are lacking at the moment, however, it is worthy of note that the shooting of our team has improved since the olympics, especially from players like Ibekwe,Macaulay. It is a long walk, we would be fine.

Danielnino00:
I really like how coach Otis has been gradually integrating new players into the team while retaining most of the older players...it keeps the team chemistry strong.. I hope we would be able to get the Ogwumike sisters for the world cup... And maybe one more player from the WNBA... More importantly,the team needs good shooters!

......to be honest, i will prefer young wnba players that we can grow with.....players around 22-25 yrs old that we can get good active 10 yrs from....Nneka is 31 already....yes medal table is what we want, but i want the growth to be organic.....Besides, is she really serious about playing for us, or she was just heart broken by what the U.S.A did to her, if she gets the call from the U.S.A for the next world cup, will she give us a looking....i do not think so....We would be fine......Maybe not a medal at the world stage immediately, however, with this progression, you do see real talent commiting to Nigeria straight up and not what happened with the Ogwumike sisters.

Danielnino00:
No disrespect to Mali, but they are gone ... These girls are just too good..

I knew they would beat Senegal,but didn't expect it to be so easy...

Senegal tried a resurgence early into the last quarter,but the girls game out blazing!!!

...yeap, unfortunately for most African teams, Nigeria has so many players abroad that was not really thinking of playing for the motherland before, however, with this consistency that the D'tigress have shown over the last 6 years, they will begin to show their interest, and it will only be a big problem for teams in Africa. Especially, with what the U.S.A did to Nneka Ogwumike.......It should really get better from here, however, Administration from the NBBF side is also key.

Mstravelindiva:
Visited Pearl Harbor. Such a tragic event that will never be forgotten.

Pic #3 is the oil that still can be seen today.

.....Is pearl harbor in Hawaii, the movie pearl harbor is one of my all time best movies....Really sad event.

hismail1:
With tonight's victory, we've qualified automatically for the world cup in Australia next year.

...I do not think it is automatic, i think we will still play a form of qualifiers, however, the two teams eligible are final two teams...

PDPGuy:
And we are winning

...Yes we are winning...lol.....

I told you guys, no tension, they should be the ones having sleepless nights not us...We are the defending champions...we have unbeaten run, and we have beaten then the last 3 times we meet, this makes it 4 that i remember, it might be more than that self........No tension.....3-peat loading....

These ladies just made my Night......Unbeaten run continues on African soil....

3-peat....Loading........Game over Ngr 73: Sen 63......

We the best....

Last qtr......let goooooooooooo

dankorode:
this one difference oo, na d'tigress dam day Play against not Mozambique

....As in ehn......Our ladies are doing well...

Let not jinx it yet guys.....lol....

dankorode:
those Senegalese may have a game plan, they may be reserving their strength for 3rd and 4th quarter

....which game plan, were they waiting for 3rd and 4th quarter to beat all the teams they beat to get to the semi finals.....Blow out loading....

Our Girls are doing well.... To note that most of our starters are not in the game at the moment...

We are teaching them how to play basketball...

Lol.....Naija all the way

I can not shout......

PDPGuy:
And we are winning

................ ;DDo not let us jinx it......we will do this at 10 PM Nge 24: Sen 11

PDPGuy:
I just finished watching the highlights of the Senegal v Mozambique game.

Man, D’Tigress will effectively be the away team cos the Senegalese fans made lots of noise! I’m fact, it will be as though the game were taking place in Senegal.

Also, due to the height of the Senegalese players, we will need the likes of Promise and E. Kalu to really make those mesmerizing drives to the paint. A quick-passing game is what is needed!

.....lol....watched it live, yes they had some fans, however, kindly go an watch the highlights of the 2019 afrobasket edition, finals btw Nigeria and Senegal...they hosted it, more than 15k fans in that arena,so it was expected.

justicechichex:
I love ur analysis, same Mozambique we beat by 17 points in the first game, Senegal blew them up by 28 points 74-46. I dunno,buh I think the Senegalese would want to revenge their loss at the last finals by putting up a hard fight, I hope D'tigress are ready for what they come up with.

...yeah, not a determinant though, mozambique was our first game, the coaches had not done any scouting report on them....thats why they used the first half to figure them out. Coach hughley touched on this also, the girls had not played together in a while, they just converged a few days to the start of the tournament. Senegal want blood, thats okay, may the best team win.

justicechichex:
The 4th quarter was very poor from D'tigress, 22 points lead was cut down to 14 points. Sengal are pounding their opponents. Nigeria is meeting them in the quarter finals. Like I've said, they remain the biggest threats to D'tigress. It'll be a very tough matchup as always.

..it can go both ways, both team are good, and got size, it would be down to who can execute.....They also will be having sleepless night. Nigeria has beaten them in the last 3 meetings, twice in Mali,2017 afrobasket (group stage and finals) and at home,despite the 15 thousand or more fans (Senegal 2019). It is the finals before finals. Seems they shoot a little better out of the field,However, their free throws percentage seems not to be too good.from what i see, they are not as quick as our players, hence, we need to put key players of the sengalese in foul problem very early. Players like Y.Diop, May the best team win....which i feel is our ladies, except they prove us otherwise tomorrow.

Queenslander:
Confusion!! �☹️

....well the new format is the reason for this.

justicechichex:
I think they'll will be randomly pitched against each other.

...no, every team knows their bracket, this format is just new.

Schemerkhiz:
He who wrote this is full of hatred and can't deal with his emotions.
The whole team, most especially the[b] big names [/b]played rubbish in the First half but they hung up Oparanozie to dry...

With Sincerity Regina Otu is the most impressive player, with the additional of Vivian Ikechukwu and Monday Gift..

... From orderga who seems to have lost form,to asisat who waisted balls in front of goal in the first game,however we won, so no one will say a thing, to Chukwelu who has slowed down so much, to okobi..who is a shadow of herself,to Oparanozie.....

naptu2:
These are the two offensive paragraphs from the press release. It was retracted and re-issued and the two paragraphs were deleted from the new press release, but it's too late.

....very very horible from the federation....We the fans can complain but a federation should nt be that petty. What did Oshola do in the game,she was absent.

Schemerkhiz:
Did you guys see how [b]Regina Otu [/b]cleaned up the mess in the Midfield yesterday? She gave life to that dead Midfield with her ball wining abilities, passing and covering ground for her team mate...


Regina Otu, Halimatu Ayinde and Tony Payne won't be a Bad idea...


Uchenna Kanu is good but i somehow see her as a better player for the Superfalcons when she comes in as a Substitute...

...she is decent...i like her, she was one of the substitute that stabilized the game against mali in the second half.

Schemerkhiz:
He's aware of of course and he has been working towards that, few of the players brought haven't really impressed much but I believe they all need Maximum game time...
Especially at Center Back..

Osinachi Ohale still have at least 5 years more to go with the Superfalcons..
Ashleigh Plumptre need to be tested here first, can't just make conclusion with her Leicester City game's..

Just like what happened to Michelle Alozie, She did well against the European and American opponents but against the African side that are less technical/tactical and more Physical but had difficulties.. To the area of Alozie not been a natural right back it was exposed more at this Aisha Buhari Cup, but let not forget as [b]in modern day football versatility matters [/b]have seen many players who are naturally forwards/Midfielders but play the Full back position very well.. Ana of Barcelona, Crystal Dunn, Rachel Daly and many more..

Not everyone is versatile...move her to her natural position, she will basically struggle with most african teams as it stand,as they are very physical and quick, remember she had a lot of issues with that malian girl too,she might even have been sent off in the first half, imagine if we meet zambia and she is our right back...they should move her to her position or something, i do not even know her position, before it starts to mess with her confidence.